Centers for Disease Control

Centers for Disease Control

Cara Bicking Kinsey, a doctoral student in Penn State’s College of Nursing, has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer for the Class of 2014.

"Bed Bugs Invade New York City." "Bed Bugs Biting All Over US." "Bed Bugs Are Coming To Get You." From the headlines, you might think America was under attack by an army of millimeter-sized parasites. Media reports have bed bug "epidemics" plaguing cities from New York City to Bloomington, Indiana, to Los Angeles. Similar upticks in bed bug populations have been reported in recent years, an apparent resurgence after almost fifty years of relative quiet. So what's causing these infestations?